Fish bait or lure



March 'z 1926. 1,575,139n R. s. wlEsENFELD FISH BMT OR LUHE Filed Sept.- 10' 1925 UNITED sTATEs v1,575,139 PATENT oFFicE.

ROBERT S. WIESENFELD, OF BALTIMORE,`MAB.YLAND.

risa Barr on Lumi.

Applicationilled September 10, 1925. Serial No. 55,461.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT S. WiEsnN` FELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State ot' Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Iniproveinents in Fish Baits or .Lures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fishing lures and 'l has special reference to the type of fish lure known as a spoon hook.

One important object of the invention is,

to provide a spoon hook havin means whereby the fisherman may somew iat vary the shape of the device so as to change the manner in which it acts when drawn through the water.

A second important object of the invention is to 'provide a spoon hook which will not only revolve in the water but which will also dart from side to side thus combining the effectiveness of the revolving ty e'of spoon hook with the effectiveness o the darting type.

A third object of the invention is to provide an improved arrangement for securing the hook to the spoon so that the'distance the former extends behind the latter may be varied at will.

A fourth object of the inventionv is to provide improved means whereby the hook may be attached to the spoon so that it cannot only be shifted as above but will be rigidly held when so shifted.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter ap arent, the inventionl consists in general o certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed. v i

In the accompanying drawings like char- 'acters of reference indicate like parts in the through.

Figure 3 is an outside or back view of 'the spoon hook. U FFigura 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of igure 5 is a section on thelline 5-5 of F' 1. 4 lIiileeliody of the spoon forming part of this invention consists of a pisciform plate of thin metal orrother suitable Amaterial i tion inwardly of the body while the other is bent in the opposite direction, the two, when thus bent, acting somewhat like propeller blades to cause spinning of the spoon when-it is drawn through the water. Nevertlieless, the user may, if he wishes bend these fins to conform to the curvature of the body or to project both in the same direction so that variety of movements-may be given the spoon.

On the central longitudinal line-of the body there is' provided,v at the forward end, an o nin 14 to permit the spoon to be attac ed, y a link 15 to a swivel 16. In the rear portion of the preferred body there is a groove 17 wihich is formed by stampin roove as a plurality of circularly enarged portions 18 each having anopening 19 associated therewith to receive the shank 20 of an eye 21, the eye being secured in selected positioniy' a nut 22. At the tail end of the body a second groove 23, stamped in a. direction opposite the first is provided and these grooves receive the shank 24 of the hook, the 25 being held by the e'ye of the spoon. The eye 25 thus fits in the enlarged ly it is very securely held.

In the form shown in Figure 6 these ,grooves are eliminated and only the spaced openings 19 are provided so that the hook may be freely suspended from the spoon at selected points. Y

There has thus been rovided a simple and ecient device of t e kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore desired to confine tlieuiveiitioav to the met foi-in the metal inwardly and this e4 e 21 and the bill 26 projecting rearwardly ortions 18 of the groove 17 and,` -while the ook may be shifted longitudinalioo a stripyo metal of s tndinaiiy and in the herein sffiown and described, `butit is desired to include ellsuch as properly como Within 'the scope claimed.I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed es new, is:

1. ln a spoon hook, a spoon consiing of a strip of metal of pisciform outiine' and having its forward end sharply bent et an an le to its rear end throughout its nli Wi th, icoth of said ends being curved lon itndinaiiy end in the same direction throuiout.

2.- lin e, spoon'hook, a spoon consisting of piscxfo'm outline and having its forward end sharply bent et an angle to its rear end throughou its full Width both of said endsbeing curved longziseme direction throughout, said' spoon further having fins on its lateral edges bendable ont of conformi with the curvature of the body said iins being positioned rearwardly of the bend.

3. In e spoon hook, a spoon consisting of n strip of metal of pisciorm outline and having its forward end sharpl bent at an wi th, both of said ends being curved lonvitudinally and in the same direction throne out and dat transversely, said spoon fuit er havin fins on its lateral edges bendable out ogconormity with the curvature of the body said fins being positioned rearwardiy oi the bend. y

4l. in a spoon hook, a spoon body provided with 'spaced o enings for the selective reception of hooi attachin means, and hook attaching means secured 1n a selected `o ening, and a hook connected to said attac ino' means, said body also having grooves aiined with said openings whereby to receive the shank of the hook, one of said grooves have spaced enlargements at each opening to rety ceive a hook eye.

.whereof I ax my signa-v Iin testimony ture.

ROBERT ESENFELD.

anle to its rear end, throng out its fullV 

